District Nurse - Kapiti Area

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location:   Kapiti Health Centre, Warrimoo Street, Paraparaumu

Service:     Community Health Service Kapiti

Contract:    Fixed Term Part time (0.6FTE)

                   Shifts as required, morning shifts from 0800 to 1630 ,afternoon shifts are from 1330 to 2200 Monday to Sunday

Salary:        NZNO MECA $100,849 - $106,739 pro rata to hours worked

Please note this role is open only to current staff of Te Whatu Ora. Please do not apply if you are not employed by Te Whatu Ora

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

We have a District Nurse position, parental leave cover 0.6 FTE from February 2025, until the 1st August 2025. This position  would suit an experienced RN. If would like to use your skills and knowledge with more autonomy, we have a position for you in our Kapiti District Nurse team.

District nursing (DN’s) is a multi-faceted role which is evolving quickly and we need compassionate, dynamic RN’s to join our supportive team.

The shifts are from 8am to 1630pm, afternoon shifts from 1330pm to 2200pm.  District Nurses have access to regular in-service training, study days and associated post-registration academic study through local institutions. The District Nurses directly contribute to service development through regular team and Service Improvement Group (SIG) meetings.

If you have previous community nursing experience or a background in palliative care/medical/wound care we would like to hear from you.  We would also be delighted to hear from nurses from other backgrounds, as we provide a solid orientation period. Police vetting is required if not currently employed by Capital Coast.

To be successful in this role:

• Current Annual Practicing Certificate as a Registered Nurse with the NZ Nursing Council.
• Previous experience in district nursing position and experience/interest in working in the community setting.
• On the PDRP, or willing to work towards.
• Board range of experience in clinical nursing experience of at least five years.
• Able to develop and maintain relationships with other community healthcare providers.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Team player and have excellent decision making skills.
• A driver licence
• The position covers morning shifts 8am to 16.30pm, Monday to Sunday and afternoon shift.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

District nurses support the discharge of patients from hospital health service (HSS) into the Kapiti community setting, and supports GP practice community patients. District Nurses work in the community setting with patients receiving home intervention such as intra venous therapy, palliative care, wound care, compression bandaging, Doppler assessment, medication management, stoma care, incontinence care and respiratory care, home oxygen therapy. The district nurses work with Community Health, Health Care Assistants (HCA’s) team, assessing patients who require home personal cares and then handing over the patient care to the HCA’s.

Moū – About you

This District Nurse position would suit an experienced Registered Nurse with a background in community, primary health or medical nursing, who would like to work in an autonomous role that is based in the secondary health sector.

E pā ana ki a tatou – About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

We do not accept applications via email. Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email Deb.Brodie@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed